Carnelian Vs Meionite
Origin
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Southern and central Africa
  
Color
Red
  
White, Violet, Blue, Yellow, Brownish, Colorless, Greenish
  
Streak
White
  
Colorless
  
For which Rashi?
Taurus, Leo, Taurus, Leo, Taurus, Leo
  
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Planet
Sun
  
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Element of Planets
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How to Wear?
  
  
Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
Projective
  
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Deities
Isis, Bragi
  
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Not to wear with
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Powers
Protection, Healing, Courage
  
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Birthstone
  
  
Planetary
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Talisman
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Tenacity
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.58-2.64
  
2.78
  
Fracture
Uneven, Splintery, Conchoidal, UnevenWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001)
  
Uneven, Uneven, ConchoidalAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001), Conchoidal, Brittle
  
Cleavage
Absent
  
{???} Distinct, {???} Indistinct
  
Mohs Hardness
6.5-7
  
5-6
  
Chemical Composition
SiO2
  
3CaAl 2Si 2O 8 · CaCO 3Anthony et al , Handbook of mineralogy (2001)
  
Luster
Vitreous
  
Vitreous, Resinous
  
Pleochroism
AbsentWalter Schumann
  
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Dispersion
None
  
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Transparency
Translucent, Transparent to nearly opaque
  
Transparent, Translucent
  
Refractive Index
1.535-1.539
  
1.556-1.600
  
Optic Character
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Crystal System
Trigonal
  
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Birefringence
0.003-0.009
  
0.024-0.037
  
Clarity
Translucent
  
Transparent
  
Physical
  
  
Neurological
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Cardiovascular
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Respiratory
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Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
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Healing
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Qualities Associated
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Carnelian Vs Meionite Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Carnelian and Meionite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Carnelian Vs Meionite fracture. Whenever a gemstone chip breaks, it leaves a characteristic line along its breakage. Such lines are known as fracture and are used to identify the gemstones in their initial stages of production when they are in the form of rough minerals. Fracture is usually described with the terms “fibrous” and “splintery” to denote a fracture that usually leaves elongated and sharp edges. Fracture observed in Carnelian is Conchoidal, Gemstones of the world (2001), Splintery, Uneven and UnevenWalter Schumann. Meionite fracture is Brittle, Conchoidal, ConchoidalAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001), Uneven and Uneven.
Carnelian Vs Meionite Luster
A primary knowledge about Carnelian vs Meionite luster is useful in apparent identifications of these gemstones. Luster is the measure of light that gets reflected when incident on a finished cut gemstone. There are two major types of lusters: Silky and Adamantine. Since luster varies between two crystals of even the same gemstone, luster is limited to basic identification criteria. Carnelian exhibits Vitreous luster. Meionite, on other hand, exhibits Resinous and Vitreous luster.